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Question: I never had any cardiac problems until 6 months ago when I developed a large pericardial effusion which required the doctor to drain a liter of blood. Since then, I had tachycardia and elevated blood pressure. Echos, 24 hour monitor and a stress test have been normal. In August, I had a cardiac MRI which revealed continued pericarditis and …
Question: I have had chest pain for a bit and went to see a cardiac Dr. He did a cath and said that I have a moderately depressed ej.35-40%. He also wants me to get checked for sleep apnea. I am 43 yr old female with a strong family history of heart attack! ( My father died at 47 from …
Q: I have some-more pain in my left hand few days ago.that time i feel uncomfort in my chest little bit pain on one point time to time.i feel very tired in these three days ( one point where i feel pain there are suddenly make a pain and stop )is that heart attack pre?
Q: This weekend I had had stressful discussion and felt some pain in my mid chest very mild, BP 131/92 HR 86; I then had another stressful event at home, argument with wife yesterday and this morning and felt minor chest twinge in center of chest with the stress, sometimes going to right side of chest. It came and went …
Question: I am a 43 y/o female, 68 in, 145 lbs. Heathy, do not smoke. Chol normal except LDL 114. HDL 52. Recently had an ECG as part of a physical and the printout read Probable Anteroseptal MI, age indeterminate. The internal medicine MD said this is a normal variation for tall, thin females. He recommends no further follow …
Each year, six million adult patients in the U.S. see their doctor because of chest pain. This pain may be caused by a variety of factors that may include diseases such as coronary artery disease, gastro-intestinal pain such as acid reflux (“Hiatal Hernia”), pain from your lungs (pneumonia, or a collapsed lung), “costochondritis” or physical injuries or a host of …
A 58-year-old man has chest pain at 9:30 a.m.; 3 hours later, he calls for an ambulance. Paramedics arrive, provide standard treatment, and transport him to the nearest emergency department. On his arrival at a small hospital at 1 p.m., the findings are diagnostic of a myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation. The emergency department physician recommends immediate transfer to a …